FOI 86/26 Child Sexual Offences
Date: 16/02/26
Enquiry Reference: 86- 26
I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request. Below is your request and our response.
Please can you provide the information for the period of 01/01/2023 to 31/12/2025. This is two full years of data.
- The number of suspects of relevant* child sexual offences sorted by nationality, including 'Unknown' if not linked.
Answer
The table below includes all nationalities recorded for the suspects of the crime codes listed.
Nationality data is taken when in custody or at the point of arrest. Suspects can appear on more than one crime.
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2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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Country of birth outside UK |
1 |
|
|
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UK born |
53 |
19 |
14 |
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Unknown |
7 |
11 |
5 |
(2) The number of suspects of relevant* child sexual offences sorted by ethnicity, including 'Unknown' if not linked.
*Relevant are any of the following offences:
017/14 Assault on a male child under 13 by penetration
017/16 Sexual assault on a male child under 13
019/07 Rape of a female aged under 16
019/09 Rape of a male aged under 16
019/11 Attempted rape of a female aged under 16
019/13 Attempted rape of a male aged under 16
019/16 Rape of a female child under 13 by a male
019/17 Rape of a male child under 13 by a male
019/18 Attempted rape of a female child under 13 by a male
019/19 Attempted rape of a male child under 13 by a male
020/04 Assault of a female child under 13 by penetration
020/06 Sexual assault of a female child under 13
Answer
This table contains the recorded ethnicities including not stated and those left blank for the suspects recorded for the crime codes requested. Suspects can appear on more than one crime.
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2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
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A1. Asian - Indian |
3 |
2 |
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A2. Asian - Pakistani |
5 |
10 |
4 |
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A3. Asian - Bangladeshi |
1 |
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A4. Chinese |
2 |
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A9. Any other Asian background |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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B1. Black Caribbean |
2 |
1 |
|
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B2. Black African |
3 |
5 |
4 |
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B9. Any other Black background |
2 |
1 |
2 |
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M1. White & Black Caribbean |
1 |
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M3. White & Asian |
1 |
||
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M9. Any other mixed background |
4 |
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O2. Arab |
1 |
5 |
|
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O9. Any other ethnic group |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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W1. White British |
247 |
224 |
252 |
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W2. White Irish |
1 |
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W4. White Roma |
2 |
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W9. Any other white background |
5 |
4 |
4 |
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Not Stated |
19 |
28 |
27 |
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(Blank) |
148 |
101 |
104 |
Having made enquiries within the Force above is all the information we hold.
Please note that all statistical data supplied in relation to Freedom of Information requests is a snapshot of data held at the time the request was received by the Freedom of Information office and is subject to constant change/updates.
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Yours sincerely
Information Rights Decision Maker